US and Canadian cities have been dealing with the aftermath of a powerful and fast-moving storm which buried streets under snow and left one person dead.
People have been seen trying to free their cars on Wednesday after up to 12 inches of snow fell on the the cities of Halifax and Sydney in eastern Canada.
It comes after the winter storm, called Nor’easter, led to the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights in the northeast of the US on Tuesday morning, mostly at airports in the New York City area and in Boston.
A person shovels-out buried vehicles in Halifax.
Pic: The Canadian Press /AP
Parts of Pennsylvania and Connecticut were blanketed under 15 inches of snow as the storm battered the northeast of the country, according to the National Weather Service.
However, some areas had less snow than expected with three inches settling in New York’s Central Park – the most to fall on the city since 2022.
Driveways being cleared in Halifax, Canada. Pic: The Canadian Press/AP
The storm dropped 30cm of snow in Halifax, Canada. Pic: The Canadian Press/AP
The snowfall in Sydney, Canada. Pic: The Canadian Press /AP
In New York City, the country’s largest school district chose to shift to remote learning instead of giving students and staff a day off, sparking criticism by many.
Technical problems prevented many of the 915,000 students from logging in, but New York Mayor Eric Adams defended the decision to go remote in the schools, saying it was necessary because of learning losses during the coronavirus pandemic.
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US hit by winter storm causing power outages
People clear a pavement during a winter snow storm in Philadelphia. Pic: AP/Matt Rourke
New Jersey Police said they had to attend to more than 440 car accidents due to the storm on Tuesday.
There were more than 145,000 power outages reported on Tuesday morning in Pennsylvania and several thousand in New Jersey, but few outages in New York and New England, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us.
Authorities in Newberry Township, Pennsylvania, said a man operating a snowmobile was killed when he hit a downed utility line at around 8am local time (2pm UK time) on Tuesday.
